Present Simple
John said: 'I really like pizza'.
John said that he really liked pizza.
Jacob said: 'I am not waiting any longer for the bus'.
Jacob said that he was not waiting any longer for the bus.
Thomas said: 'I´ve never eaten sushi before'.
Thomas said that he had never eaten sushi before.
Robert said: 'We were at the movie until 11:00'.
Robert said that they had been at the movie until 11:00.
Mary said: "I´ll never go to this show".
Mary said that she would never go to that show.
Rafael said: 'I want to go to the show this weekend'.
Rafael said that he wanted to go to the show that weekend.
Julie and Janet said: 'We are listening to music in our room'.
Julie and Janet said that they were listening to music in their room.
The secretary informed us: 'The delegation has just arrived from Paris'.
The secretary informed us that the delegation had just arrived from Paris.
The man said: 'The thief robbed the lady and ran down the street'.
The man said that the thief had robbed the lady and run down the street.
He said: ‘I can drive a car’.
He said that he could drive a car.
The teacher asked us: 'Do you understand the question?'
The teacher asked us if/whether we understood the question.
I asked Peter: 'Are you still living in London?'
I asked Peter if he was still living in London.
The policeman asked: 'Have you seen the sign?'
The policeman asked if/whether I had seen a sign.
Frank asked: 'Did you buy a new car?'
Frank asked if/whether I had bought a new car.
She asked Sarah: ‘Can we watch the TV news?’
She asked Sarah if/whether they could watch the TV news.
The president said: 'We must do all we can to resolve the social problems of our country'. (you are not from this country)
The president said that they had to do all they can to resolve the social problems of their country.
The grandmother asked: 'Why is the child crying?'
The grandmother asked why the child was crying.
The teacher inquired: 'Why haven't you done the home assignment?'
The teacher inquired why the pupils hadn't done the home assignment.
Kate asked: 'Who did you meet at the theatre?'
Kate asked who I had met at the theatre.
My sister asked: 'Where will you go in summer?'
My sister asked me where I would go in summer.
Ted wondered: 'Where do Ron's parents live?'
Ted wondered where Ron's parents lived.
She asked John: 'What are you doing tomorrow?'
She asked John what he was doing the next (following) day.
John asked: 'How long have you lived here?'
John asked how long I had lived there.
George said: 'When the doorbell rang, I was writing a letter to John'.
George said that when the doorbell had rung, he had been writing a letter to John.
The students asked: 'Will we be taking this test in June?'
The students asked if they would be taking that test in June.